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World War Two Collection
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Springs with stings ... : you can speed victory by salvaging and selling old metal. The steel industry needs scrap!
A black & white drawing on the top half of the poster shows a metal spring figure pinching a cartoon Hitler's nose. Hitler's bare arms and legs form a swastika, and he holds a knife. The lower portion of the poster is text, with a small picture displaying various steel products. Under drawing is text and picture saying what steel is used for. The company's name, address, and logo appear at the bottom. Red text at the bottom explains the purpose of the advertisement and where it appears: Time and Business Week.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stamp 'em out! : beat your promise.
Color poster shows a boot about to stomp on two snakes and a frog with caricatured faces. The pant leg is labeled "You and I". The snakes represent Adolf Hitler and Japan; the frog represents Benito Mussolini.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
Ryling?
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"The stuff our soldiers need is comin'-- but fast! We're workin' like hell to give them everything they need to beat the livin' daylights out of those _ _ _ _!" : produce for victory!
A gray- or blond-haired man, possibly a miner, looks directly at the viewer. He wears a hardhat with a lamp on it, a brown leather jacket, and appears to have soot on his face.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Sheldon-Claire Co.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Sweat, fella -- sweat! The more we sweat, the less our boys bleed. Let's give 'em what it takes to knock out the enemy." Produce for victory!
A smiling man wipes sweat from his neck. He wears goggles on his forehead and cap on his head. Heavy machinery or parts can be seen in the background.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Sheldon-Claire Co.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Take care! : idle hands work for Hitler.
Color poster featuring a black & white photograph. An adult male stands on the left side of the poster facing the viewer. He is wearing a cap, his left arm is in a sling, and he wears a large button or badge above his right chest pocket.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. War Production Board.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"This is everybody's war. The enemy has made it so. May you never know what it means to be a refugee -- to be hungry -- to be homeless. Be sure this never happens to you!" : produce for victory!
Poster shows a photo of a mother holding a child with two small children walking beside her through a war torn area with damaged buildings in the background.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Sheldon-Claire Co.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"This is my fight too!" : put at least 10% every payday in war bonds.
The poster image is a black & white photograph. A a woman smiles, holding and looking at folded $25 war bonds and an envelope. Her dark hair is coiffed and she wears a work uniform with a "10%" slogan button on her pocket. In the background is a "paymaster" window and a "10%" slogan sign on the wall.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. War Savings Staff.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This is our war-- : join the WAAC, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, United States Army.
The golden-orange background shows a faint outline of Pallas Athene's head. Superimposed on this background is a large black & white photograph of the head and shoulders of a woman in a WAAC uniform.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Australian : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a smiling Australian soldier in uniform and wearing a slouch hat.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Canadian : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a smiling Canadian soldier in uniform and wearing a tam o'shanter.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Chinese : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a smiling Chinese soldier in uniform with cap.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Dutch sailor : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a Dutch sailor in uniform and cap.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Englishman : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a smiling English soldier in uniform and helmet and carrying a rifle.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Ethiopian : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of an Ethiopian soldier in uniform and cap, playing a bugle.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This man is your friend : Russian : he fights for freedom.
Photograph of a smiling Russian soldier in uniform and helmet, carrying a rifle.
Date:
1942
Creator:
United States. Office of Facts and Figures.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"This world cannot exist half slave and half free" : sacrifice for freedom!
Family and priest grimacing and cowering under the shadow of an enemy soldier holding up cat-o-nine tails.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Falter, John Philip, 1910-1982.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Till we meet again : buy war bonds.
A smiling soldier in a khaki uniform and cap waves from a porthole.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Till we meet again: buy war bonds.
A smiling soldier in a khaki uniform and cap waves from a porthole.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tomorrow may be too late!
Black and white cartoon of Hideki Tojo and an American miner. Each has a caption in a bubble above his head. Tojo is trying to influence the miner to slack off on his work but the miner is not influenced.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations fight for freedom.
Poster depicts an etching of the Statue of Liberty on a black background on the left side of the poster. On the right there are pictures of flags of 30 countries. Poster has black background with white text at the top of the page and a white border all around.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Broder, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations fight for freedom.
Poster depicts an etching of the Statue of Liberty on a black background on the left side of the poster. On the right there are pictures of flags of 30 countries. Poster has black background with white text at the top of the page and a white border all around.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Broder, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United we stand, divided we fall : beat the promise.
Bird's eye view of two factories; the two images are divided by the stripes of the U.S. flag. On the left, with blue background, a train drives away from a working factory with vehicles parked outside the buildings. On the right, with red background, a factory burns. A wrecked train and fallen person lie near the burning buildings.
Date:
1942
Creator:
RCA Manufacturing Company, inc.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"United we stand--" : two fox-holes defending America.
Poster consists of two drawings divided by text caption. The first drawing is of a soldier in a fox-hole, aiming a large gun to the right of the viewer. The second drawing is of a miner in a shaft, aiming mining equipment away from the viewer.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unlock the door-- quick!
Black and white cartoon of a soldier and a miner standing in front of a wooden door with an oversized padlock on it. The padlock represents a shortage of metal for military equipment which is locked behind the doors. The miner holds a large key labeled "More Ore". The soldier tells him that only he can unlock the doors.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
System:
The UNT Digital Library